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Netflix (CHIX:NFCD) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 692.03 (As of Jun. 06, 2025)


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What is Netflix Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-06), Netflix's current share price is €1093.40. Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €1.58. Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 692.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:NFCd' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 423.13   Med: 977.75   Max: 3536.75
Current: 718.52

During the past years, Netflix's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 3536.75. The lowest was 423.13. And the median was 977.75.

CHIX:NFCd's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
98.62% of 362 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 15.255 vs CHIX:NFCd: 718.52

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Netflix's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €5.633. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Netflix Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Netflix Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Netflix Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 835.88

Netflix Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 3,336.19 975.93 835.88 535.81

Competitive Comparison of Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Entertainment subindustry, Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Netflix Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1093.40/1.58
=692.03

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Netflix's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Netflix's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=5.633/134.9266*134.9266
=5.633

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Netflix Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -0.467 100.684 -0.626
201509 -0.505 100.392 -0.679
201512 -0.583 99.792 -0.788
201603 -0.534 100.470 -0.717
201606 -0.518 101.688 -0.687
201609 -1.030 101.861 -1.364
201612 -1.372 101.863 -1.817
201703 -0.885 102.862 -1.161
201706 -1.211 103.349 -1.581
201709 -0.870 104.136 -1.127
201712 -0.879 104.011 -1.140
201803 -0.513 105.290 -0.657
201806 -1.058 106.317 -1.343
201809 -1.399 106.507 -1.772
201812 -2.483 105.998 -3.161
201903 -0.862 107.251 -1.084
201906 -1.142 108.070 -1.426
201909 -1.100 108.329 -1.370
201912 -3.130 108.420 -3.895
202003 0.324 108.902 0.401
202006 1.759 108.767 2.182
202009 2.153 109.815 2.645
202012 -0.516 109.897 -0.634
202103 1.284 111.754 1.550
202106 -0.317 114.631 -0.373
202109 -0.159 115.734 -0.185
202112 -1.105 117.630 -1.267
202203 1.607 121.301 1.788
202206 0.027 125.017 0.029
202209 1.058 125.227 1.140
202212 0.694 125.222 0.748
202303 4.370 127.348 4.630
202306 2.737 128.729 2.869
202309 3.932 129.860 4.085
202312 3.266 129.419 3.405
202403 4.451 131.776 4.557
202406 2.562 132.554 2.608
202409 4.515 133.029 4.579
202412 3.007 133.157 3.047
202503 5.633 134.927 5.633

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Netflix  (CHIX:NFCd) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Netflix Business Description

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Netflix's relatively simple business model involves only one business, its streaming service. It has the biggest television entertainment subscriber base in both the United States and the collective international market, with more than 300 million subscribers globally. Netflix has exposure to nearly the entire global population outside of China. The firm has traditionally avoided a regular slate of live programming or sports content, instead focusing on on-demand access to episodic television, movies, and documentaries. The firm introduced ad-supported subscription plans in 2022, giving the firm exposure to the advertising market in addition to the subscription fees that have historically accounted for nearly all its revenue.

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